# Diabolo is insane. I had no idea. Watch this short video, trust me **URL:** \ **Category:** Skill Toys\ **Created:** [March 25, 2022, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/diabolo-is-insane-i-had-no-idea-watch-this-short-video-trust-me/354705 "2022-03-25T12:08:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kretzschmar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kretzschmar/32/668707_2.png) [@kretzschmar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kretzschmar)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/diabolo-is-insane-i-had-no-idea-watch-this-short-video-trust-me/354705/1 "2022-03-25T12:08:38Z")
It was like he was doing 1A, 3A, 4A and 5A all at the same time with some horizontal mixed in. Then he did something at the end that I don’t even want to spoil. Does anyone Diabolo? Is there a huge learning curve. I’m going to search the forums for info too, but would love to hear from any diaboloers currently on the scene. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/2/6/c266aca7443bb909392fa0487630c3f1a827ed7e.jpeg "JJF2014 championship Hiroki Kamei (Japan Juggling Festival)　亀井大輝") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_TSOi2aQUM) ---
**Author:** ![Isaac](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/isaac/32/597931_2.png) [@Isaac](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Isaac)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/diabolo-is-insane-i-had-no-idea-watch-this-short-video-trust-me/354705/2 "2022-03-25T12:20:14Z")
FYI it’s [“diab **o** lo”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabolo) 🙂 I have a fixed axle one I got from Infinite Illusions (I think) nearly 18 years ago after circus performers came to our school and did stuff with them. I never got much into it aside from the basics, but I wanna say it primed me to enjoy 4A. ---
**Author:** ![YoYoMa1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoma1/32/167867_2.png) [@YoYoMa1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoMa1)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 12:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/diabolo-is-insane-i-had-no-idea-watch-this-short-video-trust-me/354705/3 "2022-03-25T12:25:47Z")
What the heck that performance is amazing. This is better than any yoyo performance I’ve seen ---
**Author:** ![kretzschmar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kretzschmar/32/668707_2.png) [@kretzschmar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kretzschmar)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/diabolo-is-insane-i-had-no-idea-watch-this-short-video-trust-me/354705/4 "2022-03-25T12:29:17Z")
Thank you on the spelling, and yeah, his performance is insane. And guess what, he got second place and this was from 2014. ---
**Author:** ![attj](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/attj/32/161938_2.png) [@attj](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/attj)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/diabolo-is-insane-i-had-no-idea-watch-this-short-video-trust-me/354705/5 "2022-03-25T12:38:31Z")
The learning curve is not that steep. Especially if you already know how to yoyo, you can quickly land a couple of grind tricks. Once you learn how to start to spin the diabolo, you can directly dive into tricks. The spinning is a bit tricky to do efficiently (because you are always starting with a dead diabolo and there is no string wrapping it around like a yoyo). But there are many tutorials for it. ---
**Author:** ![Isaac](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/isaac/32/597931_2.png) [@Isaac](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Isaac)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/diabolo-is-insane-i-had-no-idea-watch-this-short-video-trust-me/354705/6 "2022-03-25T12:39:44Z")
This thread also reminded me of an insane video I saw around 2009 that I’m having trouble finding online anymore. It used Wax Tailor’s The Tune as background music which is how I remember it all these years later. Give it a listen and you’ll see what I mean lol (fair warning: it’s quite the earworm) Anyways, this was the page for the video titled “M4U - The Tune” > **[\[Diabolo\] M4U - The Tune - juggling videos hosted @ Juggling.tv](http://juggling.tv/1784)** > > Hi to all... > this is my new video recorded between Oviedo (mostly), Zaragoza and Pescara during the Christmas holidays...what i want to show in this video is "the ideas" behind rather then the tricks itself (the tune in the song that the girl can't... And this was a forum thread discussing it [https://diabolo.ca/forum/index.php?topic=6044.0](https://diabolo.ca/forum/index.php?topic=6044.0) But the YouTube link is broken and the [juggling.tv](http://juggling.tv) link doesn’t load anything for me on mobile at least. I swear I watched it as recently as a few years ago. I might have it saved on an old hard drive, so I guess I’ll finally have to dig it out and check whats on it. ETA: never mind I missed there was a download link at the bottom of the [juggling.tv](http://juggling.tv) link! I’ve rehosted it on YouTube. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOTsmNc9m28) ETA2: the video was copyright blocked for the song 🙃 Here it is on Vimeo. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/1/e/61eb60049adf1499631e98adece75833fe59bdd3.webp "Diabolo\_-\_M4U\_-\_The-Tune-JTV-i1784.mp4") ](https://vimeo.com/692233370) ---
**Author:** ![Isaac](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/isaac/32/597931_2.png) [@Isaac](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Isaac)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/diabolo-is-insane-i-had-no-idea-watch-this-short-video-trust-me/354705/7 "2022-03-25T13:06:21Z")
I just got around to watching the video in OP and holy cow 🤯 ---
**Author:** ![Mystik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mystik/32/83294_2.png) [@Mystik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mystik)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/diabolo-is-insane-i-had-no-idea-watch-this-short-video-trust-me/354705/8 "2022-03-25T13:36:20Z")
First yoyo i ever played! Diabolo is quite similar to 4a, and in fact has very little learning curve to it. Its stage appeal is undeniable, covering a larger visual area with both size and actvity. Like @attj said, the biggest part is initiating the spin, after that you can learn at a good pace (even more so if you already throw :wink:) IMO ---
**Author:** ![Shwa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shwa/32/108351_2.png) [@Shwa](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shwa)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/diabolo-is-insane-i-had-no-idea-watch-this-short-video-trust-me/354705/9 "2022-03-25T17:16:53Z")
I didnt see one mistake! That was pretty insane. ---
**Author:** ![kretzschmar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kretzschmar/32/668707_2.png) [@kretzschmar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kretzschmar)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/diabolo-is-insane-i-had-no-idea-watch-this-short-video-trust-me/354705/10 "2022-03-25T17:57:21Z")
Here he is 2 years later in 2016 So insane. I absolutely love yoyoing, but I have to say this is more visually impressive in my eyes. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/9/4/9942d279a87d3480c239e5742877cf1289d8f771.jpeg " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h43vmAyzTgs) ---
**Author:** ![liamodellbass](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/liamodellbass/32/98959_2.png) [@liamodellbass](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/liamodellbass)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/diabolo-is-insane-i-had-no-idea-watch-this-short-video-trust-me/354705/11 "2022-03-25T20:11:43Z")
I love diabolo! I played a super cheap diabolo over last Summer vacation, and I remember having a lot of fun with it until it broke. Still haven’t got me a new one to mess around with but it is definitely in my wish list!